guns blazing
All out attack
Guns blazing describes entering a situation with maximum aggression and intensity, holding nothing back.
The image is of someone charging in while firing weapons continuously: She came into the meeting guns blazing, ready to defend her proposal.
Often appears as come out guns blazing or go in guns blazing.
The phrase can suggest admirable boldness or reckless confrontation depending on context.
At maximum power
- all-outWith complete effort
- hard-chargingAggressively ambitious
- gung-hoUnquestioningly enthusiastic
- no-holds-barredWithout rules or restrictions
unrestrained · forceful · assertive · dominant · commanding · unyielding · relentless · fierce
Recklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- daringAdventurous courage
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- brazenShamelessly bold
- brashOffensively self-assertive
intrepid · gutsy · ballsy · swashbuckling · devil-may-care · adventurous · plucky · undaunted
Full of exciting events
- high-octaneExtremely energetic or dynamic
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- shoot-em-upGun-heavy action entertainment
rampage · onslaught · blitz · barrage · firefight · showdown · ambush · assault
full-throttle
At maximum power
- all-outWith complete effort
- hard-chargingAggressively ambitious
- gung-hoUnquestioningly enthusiastic
no-holds-barred · unrestrained · forceful · assertive · dominant · commanding · unyielding · relentless · fierce · ferocious
audacious
Recklessly or disrespectfully fearless
brash · intrepid · gutsy · ballsy · swashbuckling · devil-may-care · adventurous · plucky · undaunted · unflinching
action-packed
Full of exciting events
- high-octaneExtremely energetic or dynamic
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
shoot-em-up · rampage · onslaught · blitz · barrage · firefight · showdown · ambush · assault · charge
- maximum effortall-out, full throttle, go all out, go hard, all in
guns blazingcautiously
In a guarded manner
stealthily · timidly · gingerly · tentatively · with kid gloves
guns blazingstealthily
In a covert manner
covertly · under the radar · on tiptoe · quietly · surreptitiously
guns blazingmethodically
In an organized manner
strategically · calculatedly · deliberately · systematically · prudently
guns, gunned, gunning, gunner, gunners, gunnery, gunfire, gunshot, blaze